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Automotive Milestones : The Technological Development of the Automobile

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Title: Automotive Milestones : The Technological Development of the Automobile
Author: Robert L. Norton
ISBN: 0831135204 / 9780831135201
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Industrial Press
Year: 2016
Availability: In Stock
     
 
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This is a general-interest trade book that describes the development of automotive technology and engineering from the start of the industry before 1900 to the present day. It explains how various systems and elements in the automobile work in layman’s terms, without resorting to mathematics, and highlights the key milestones in the historical development of automotive technology. All photos and illustrations are in full color.

The intended audience is older teens to adults of any age who are interested in cars and may be involved with them as a hobby. Sometimes referred to as “gearheads” or “motorheads,” they form a huge market. Over the years, many of the author’s engineering students were in this category, and he often would meet with on-campus car clubs to explain the internal workings of automobiles, being careful to damp down or eliminate any complicated mathematics—just as he does in this book.

The other books that cover this subject are either “hard-engineering oriented”—such as publications from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)—or just compendiums of dates without much explanation at all of how the changes in technology actually work, which is the aim of this book.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
A Caveat
Introduction

Chapter 1 : Motive Power
Chapter 2 : Chassis Layouts and Drivelines
Chapter 3 : Engine Configurations
Chapter 4 : Valve Trains, Inductions, and Supercharging
Chapter 5 : Transmissions and Differentials
Chapter 6 : Suspension and Steering
Chapter 7 : Brakes
Chapter 8 : Body Design
Chapter 9 : Summary

Appendix A : Glossary of Terms
Appendix B : Milestones by Year
Appendix C : Milestones by Category
Appendix D : List of Figures
Appendix E : Bibliography
Index

 
 
 
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